Judge Accused Of Battery

DIGEST

August 24, 1995|Staff Report

A woman has accused Broward County Judge Peter Skolnik of simple battery, telling police he touched her in an unwanted way outside his Fort Lauderdale home.

Lauren Kay Levy, 25, of Boca Raton, went to the Fort Lauderdale police station with her parents at 3:20 p.m. on Friday to file a report accusing Skolnik, 51, of committing the crime, a misdemeanor, about two hours earlier, said Detective Sonya Friedman, police spokeswoman.

The report was given to the Broward State Attorney's Office. Police officers can not make arrests in misdemeanors they do not see occur.

The State Attorney's Office has not filed any charge in the case. Generally in cases involving a Broward judge, the cases are turned over to prosecutors in a separate circuit to avoid a conflict of interest.